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Averrhoa bilimbi L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Averrhoa bilimbi |
| Family name: |
OXALIDACEAE
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| English name: |
Bilimbi
Cucumber Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Bilin (බිලිං)
Bilincha (බිලිංච )
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| Tamil name: |
Pulima
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| Sanskrit name: |
Pulima
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Small tree, 3-10 m tall; young parts and petioles velvety with soft rusty brown hairs. Leaves with 11-35 pinnae; the lower pinnae 1.2-3 x 0.6-2.2 cm, the upper 3-10 x 2-4 cm, pubscent; petiole 2-6 cm long, enlarged at the base; rachis 4-40 cm; petiolules 3-8 mm long, tomentose. Inflorescences 2-15 cm long, mainly cauliflorus. Flowers in fascicles; petals dark red-purple. Berry fleshy, 4-6 cm long, about 2.5 cm broad, with 5 blunt longitudinal ridges or terete, greenish yellow when ripe, very acidic. Seeds mostly 2-5 in each loculus, white, 6-8 mm long.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Rectal inflammation
Mumps
Rheumatism
Acne
Fevers
Haemorrhage from bowels, stomach
Haemorrhoids
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Fruits
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| Related Medical Properties: |
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